as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
with the rise of TV reality shows, attention-craving narcissists had a public forum for their self-infatuation
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Recent Examples of narcissist
Expand All Members of a private Facebook group representing the area surrounding the far north Fort Worth Heritage neighborhood took umbrage at having one their leaders called a narcissist by a member of the Keller school board.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
However, charming broadcast journalist Finn is soon revealed to be a narcissist, and Mackenzie’s perfect love story becomes a harrowing nightmare of living in an abusive relationship in plain sight.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
While covert narcissists—marked by insecurity and vulnerability—may thrive in less public roles, grandiose narcissists gravitate toward positions of power and visibility.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
As secrets unravel in a house full of narcissists, Laurel must confront not only a killer but also the haunting truths of her own past.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
However, charming broadcast journalist Finn is soon revealed to be a narcissist, and Mackenzie’s perfect love story becomes a harrowing nightmare of living in an abusive relationship in plain sight.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
While covert narcissists—marked by insecurity and vulnerability—may thrive in less public roles, grandiose narcissists gravitate toward positions of power and visibility.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
As secrets unravel in a house full of narcissists, Laurel must confront not only a killer but also the haunting truths of her own past.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissist
Noun
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At times, egoists can approach absurdity and drag their countries into outright disaster.—
Daniel Byman,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2019
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McCarthy’s difficulties highlighted the power of hard-right extremists and social-media egoists among the fragile Republican majority in the House.—
Steve Coll,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2023
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With that put to bed, our attention turns back to the husbands, and all the new rumors from this season, like Lisa bringing up Shawn’s name in regards to circle jerks.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
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Diagnosed first with Jeavons syndrome in 2018/19—a rare form of epilepsy characterized by absence seizures and eyelid jerks—a 1,000-gene epilepsy panel in 2020 revealed further health problems.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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Robert Pattinson recalls lying on live TV about seeing clown die in car explosion as a kid: 'What on Earth?' Pattinson also surprised audiences at the convention, making an unannounced appearance alongside his director.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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These clowns dressed as presidents appear immature and narcissistic.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Narcissist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissist. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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